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Homework Statement
Capacitors ## C_1 = 4 \mu F## and ##C_2 = 2 \mu F## are charged as a series combination across a ## 100V## battery. The two capacitors are disconnected from the battery and from each other. They are then connected positive plate to positive plate and negative plate to negative plate. Calculate the resulting charge on each capacitor.
Homework Equations
##C = \frac{Q}{V} ##
Parallel: Same Voltage
Series: Same Charge
The Attempt at a Solution
Is this correct:
Since the two capacitors are connected in series, their resulting capacitance is ##\frac{4}{3} \mu F##, so the charge on each capacitor is ## 133.33 \mu C##; therefore, when they are connected pos. to pos. and neg. to neg., both charges will be ##133.33 \mu C##.